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41 Independent Spirit Awards 2026

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Most awarded films
Adolescence (TV Miniseries)
4
Train Dreams
3
Lurker
2
Sorry, Baby
2
Esta isla
1
The Long Walk
1
Most nominated movies
Peter Hujar's Day
5
Adolescence (TV Miniseries)
4
One of Them Days
4
Blue Sun Palace
4
Mr Loverman (TV Series)
4
Forever (TV Series)
4
Best Feature
Past Winners See Rating & Posters
Train Dreams
Winner
4 nominations 3 awards
Peter Hujar's Day
5 nominations
The Plague
3 nominations 1 award
Sorry, Baby
4 nominations 2 awards
Twinless
3 nominations
Best Director
Past Winners See Rating & Posters
Clint Bentley
Clint Bentley
Winner
Mary Bronstein
Mary Bronstein
Lloyd Lee Choi
Lloyd Lee Choi
Ira Sachs
Ira Sachs
Eva Victor
Eva Victor
Best Lead Performance
Past Winners See Rating & Posters
Rose Byrne
Rose Byrne
Winner
Everett Blunck
Everett Blunck
Kathleen Chalfant
Kathleen Chalfant
Chang Chen
Chang Chen
Joel Edgerton
Joel Edgerton
Dylan O'Brien
Dylan O'Brien
Keke Palmer
Keke Palmer
Théodore Pellerin
Théodore Pellerin
Tessa Thompson
Tessa Thompson
Ben Whishaw
Ben Whishaw
Best Supporting Performance
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Naomi Ackie
Naomi Ackie
Winner
Zoey Deutch
Zoey Deutch
Kirsten Dunst
Kirsten Dunst
Rebecca Hall
Rebecca Hall
Nina Hoss
Nina Hoss
Jane Levy
Jane Levy
Archie Madekwe
Archie Madekwe
Kali Reis
Kali Reis
Jacob Tremblay
Jacob Tremblay
Haipeng Xu
Haipeng Xu
Best Breakthrough Performance
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Kayo Martin
Kayo Martin
Winner
Liz Larsen
Liz Larsen
Misha Osherovich
Misha Osherovich
SZA
SZA
Tabatha Zimiga
Tabatha Zimiga
Best Screenplay
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Eva Victor
Eva Victor
Winner
Angus MacLachlan
Angus MacLachlan
Christian Swegal
Christian Swegal
Michael Angelo Covino
Michael Angelo Covino
Kyle Marvin
Kyle Marvin
James Sweeney
James Sweeney
Best First Screenplay
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Alex Russell
Winner
Constance Tsang
Andrew DeYoung
Syreeta Singleton
Elena Oxman
Best Cinematography
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Adolpho Veloso
Winner
Norm Li
Nicole Hirsch Whitaker
Alex Ashe
David J. Thompson
Best Editing
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Sofia Subercaseaux
Winner
Carson Lund
Ben Leonberg
Sara Shaw
Fionnuala Oates
Best Debut Performance
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Lurker
Winner
4 nominations 2 awards
Blue Sun Palace
4 nominations
Dust Bunny
2 nominations
East of Wall
2 nominations
One of Them Days
4 nominations
Best Foreign Film
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The Secret Agent
Winner
All That's Left of You
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
A Poet
Sirât
Best Documentary Feature
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The Perfect Neighbor
United States The Perfect Neighbor
documentary
Winner
Come See Me in the Good Light
Endless Cookie
Canada Endless Cookie
animationdocumentary
My Undesirable Friends: Part I - Last Air in Moscow (TV Miniseries)
The Tale of Silyan
FYROM (Former Yugoslav Republic Of Macedonia) The Tale of Silyan
documentary
John Cassavetes Award
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Esta isla
Winner
The Baltimorons
2 nominations
Boys Go to Jupiter
Eephus
2 nominations
Familiar Touch
2 nominations
Robert Altman Award
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Francis Lawrence
Francis Lawrence
Winner
Rich Delia
Rich Delia
Winner
Judy Greer
Judy Greer
Winner
Mark Hamill
Mark Hamill
Winner
Cooper Hoffman
Cooper Hoffman
Winner
David Jonsson
David Jonsson
Winner
Tut Nyuot
Tut Nyuot
Winner
Joshua Odjick
Joshua Odjick
Winner
Charlie Plummer
Charlie Plummer
Winner
Ben Wang
Ben Wang
Winner
Garrett Wareing
Garrett Wareing
Winner
Truer Than Fiction Award
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Rajee Samarasinghe
Rajee Samarasinghe
Winner
Tony Benna
Tony Benna
Brittany Shyne
Brittany Shyne
Producers Award
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Tony Yang
Tony Yang
Winner
Emma Hannaway
Emma Hannaway
Luca Intili
Luca Intili
Someone to Watch Award
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Thai Ribeiro
Thai Ribeiro
Winner
Neo Sora
Neo Sora
Annapurna Sriram
Annapurna Sriram
Best New Scripted Series
Past Winners See Rating & Posters
Adolescence (TV Miniseries)
United Kingdom Adolescence
miniseries
Winner
4 nominations 4 awards
Common Side Effects (TV Series)
United States Common Side Effects
tv seriesanimation
Forever (TV Series)
United States Forever
tv series
4 nominations
Mr Loverman (TV Series)
United Kingdom Mr Loverman
tv series
4 nominations
North of North (TV Series)
Canada North of North
tv series
2 nominations
Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series
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Stephen Graham
Stephen Graham
Winner
Sydney Chandler
Sydney Chandler
Ethan Hawke
Ethan Hawke
Lennie James
Lennie James
Anna Lambe
Anna Lambe
Lola Petticrew
Lola Petticrew
Seth Rogen
Seth Rogen
Lovie Simone
Lovie Simone
Michelle Williams
Michelle Williams
Noah Wyle
Noah Wyle
Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series
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Erin Doherty
Erin Doherty
Winner
Ariyon Bakare
Ariyon Bakare
Babou Ceesay
Babou Ceesay
Sharon D. Clarke
Sharon D. Clarke
Taylor Dearden
Taylor Dearden
Stephen Henderson
Stephen Henderson
Poorna Jagannathan
Poorna Jagannathan
Xosha Roquemore
Xosha Roquemore
Jenny Slate
Jenny Slate
Ben Whishaw
Ben Whishaw
Best Breaktrhough Performance In A New Scripted Series
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Owen Cooper
Owen Cooper
Winner
Asif Ali
Asif Ali
Wally Baram
Wally Baram
Michael Cooper Jr.
Michael Cooper Jr.
Ernest Kingsley Junior
Ernest Kingsley Junior
Best Ensemble Cast in a New Scripted Series
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Charlie Brumbly, Luciane Buchanan, Cliff Curtis, Brandon Finn, Moses Goods, Te Ao o Hinepehinga, Benjamin Hoetjes, Siua Ikale'o, Keala Kahuanui-Paleka, Temuera Morrison, Te Kohe Tuhaka, James Udom
Winners
Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series
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Pee-wee as Himself (TV Miniseries)
United States Pee-wee as Himself
miniseriesdocumentary
Winner
Citizen Nation (TV Series)
United States Citizen Nation
tv seriesdocumentary
Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time (TV Miniseries)
United States Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time
miniseriesdocumentary
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television (TV Miniseries)
Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae (TV Miniseries)
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Australian Academy of Cinema and Television (AACTA Awards) Oscars - Academy Awards ags Annie Awards (US) Apreci Awards asian austrian Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema (BAFICI) BAFTA - British Academy Film Awards Bafta Games Berlin International Film Festival Canadian Screen Awards Cannes Film Festival canneseries Spanish Writers Cesar Awards (France) cinema_brazil DGA - Directors Guild Awards (US) DICE Awards David di Donatello Awards (Italy) Feroz Awards (Spain Critics) Fotogramas Gaudí Awards (Catalan Academy of Cinema) GDCA - Game Developers Choice Awards German Film Awards (Deutsche Filmpreis) Golden Globes Awards Gopo Awards (National Romanian film awards) Göteborg Film Festival Goya Awards (Spanish Academy Awards) Grammy Awards Guldbagge Awards (Swedish Film Institute) hotshot Hugo Awards Image Awards Japan Academy Awards Malaga Film Festival National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers New York Videogame Critics Circle pegases Producers Guild Awards (PGA) Platino Awards - Ibero-America Films Quirino Awards Razzie Awards International Film Festival Rotterdam Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG) Sant Jordi sophia Independent Spirit Awards Sundance Film Festival Swiss Film Award Writers Guild of America Awards (WGA)
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